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Adding apps into the field (Part 2)
Autor: Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Jan Kiehne, Dipl.-Ing. Konstantin Selnack
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
What comes to mind when you hear the word “app”? WhatsApp? TikTok? Linked-in? Broadening our scope from these examples that deliver entertainment and connection, what can apps do for users in the process industries? Quite simply, an app is an ...
Data – the basis of digitalization (Part 1)
Autor: Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Jan Kiehne
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Everyone is talking about digitalization, and yet there is no universal definition of the fourth industrial revolution. Of course, there is no question that data and networking between machines, the mapping of the real in virtual worlds (so-called ...
Tailored digitization with real-time locating systems
Autor: Andreas Löcklin, Nasser Jazdi, Michael Weyrich, Kai Przybysz-Herz, Robert Libert, Tamás Ruppert, László Jakab,
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
We are seeing a boom in the use of real-time position data to automate and optimize tasks in the field of production and logistics. Here we consider the reasons for this, show what has already proven to be industrially viable and give an overview of ...
Diagnostics in Modular Production
Autor: Andreas Stutz, Mathias Maurmaier, Fabian Spaethe, Siemens; Marc Birkenkamp, Covestro; Thorsten Kohlenberg, Colorants Solutions; Andre Pomraenke, Fraunhofer IFF; Guido König, Stefan Erben, SAMSON; Christian Brehm, SEEPEX; Thomas Scherwietes, Evonik; Henry Bloch, Stephan Hensel, Semodia; Frank Fengler, ABB; Valentin Buleac, Holger Steltner, Festo; Karl Büttner, Bernhard Gut, Endress-Hauser; Wilfried Grote, Phoenix Contact
This paper presents concepts of operator- and system-centered diagnostics as well as approaches for the implementation of standardized diagnostics in modular process units – prepared by the ZVEI/NAMUR working group 4.1.1. Availability is a ...
An industrial perspective on robot learning
Autor: Arne Wahrburg, Kim D. Listmann, Nima Enayati, René Kirsten, ABB
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Das Thema „Robot Learning“ erfährt in der akademischen Welt zurzeit große Aufmerksamkeit, insbesondere die Anwendung von Reinforcement Learning in der Robotik. Aus industrieller Sicht versprechen die rasanten Fortschritte im Bereich Robot ...
AI-Supported Workflows for Chemical Batch Plants
Autor: Martin Hollender, Benedikt Schmidt, Arzam Kotriwala, ABB Corporate Research Center Germany
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
This article presents an AI supported solution for cross-application workflows in batch plants. Based on a digital virtual assistant, industrial digital services are connected in workflows and support users in making the best use of the digital ...
Digital Twins in practice
Autor: Johannes Schmitt, Somayeh Malakuti, Sten Grüner, ABB Corporate Research Center Germany
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Digital Twins enable the integration of information along the lifecycle of Industry 4.0 solutions. Various design aspects must be taken into account to offer a digital twin-based solution: Digital Twins as single access points to information sources ...
Open automation demonstrator for the chemical industry
Autor: Michael Krauß, Andreas Klinger, Christoph Kotsch, Jan De Caigny, BASF; Wilfried Grote, Jason Norris, Phoenix Contact; Axel Haller, Jörg Schubert, ABB; Amar Pamar, Wind River
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Dieser Artikel beschreibt das Bestreben der BASF als Endanwender von Automatisierungssystemen und verschiedener Partner, die Lösungen im Bereich der Prozesssteuerung anbieten, einen Demonstrator zu schaffen, der auf aktuell entwickelte Konzepte und ...
OPC UA Server Aggregation
Autor: Roland Braun, Dirk Schulz, Katharina Stark, ABB
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Dieser Artikel geht auf die Implementierung eines aggregierenden OPC UA Server mit erweiterter Funktionalität und dessen praktischen Einsatz ...
Didactic approach to the development and optimisation of artificial neural networks – A practical project on autonomous driving
Autor: Polyana Santos, Andreas Stutz, Tim Henrichs, Martin Rogg,
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
MTP bietet eine standard- und herstellerunabhängige Beschreibung von Modulen zur effizienten Integration in ein Process Orchestration Layer (POL). Das Modul Type Package (MTP) wurde erstmals entwickelt, um Kommunikations- und ...
Autonomy from an industrial perspective
Autor: Thomas Gamer, Benjamin Kloepper, Mario Hoernicke, Veronica Biagini, Milos Subasic, Christian Gross,
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
Despite the impressive technical possibilities, autonomy is will still progress gradually in industry. When it comes to defining targets for the transition to autonomous systems, it is important to have an appropriate taxonomy of autonomy levels ...
Context Aware 3D Image Processing and Acquisition
Autor: FARAZ BHATTI, GRISCHAN ENGEL, MAXIMILIAN ENGELSBERGER, MATHIAS ZIEBARTH, NICLAS ZELLER, JÜRGEN BEYERER, THOMAS GREINER, MICHAEL HEIZMANN, FRANZ QUINT
Themenbereich: Automatisierungstechnik
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